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Alice In Chains Paid Tribute To Chris Cornell With Some Soundgarden Covers

They played the songs during their set at Rock On The Range last Friday.

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May 21, 2018

One year ago on Friday of last week, Chris Cornell tragically took his own life. That evening, Alice In Chains paid tribute to the Soundgarden frontman during their set at the Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. The band finished their set with covers of Soundgarden classics Hunted Down and Boot Camp, some Insta-video footage of which you can see right here:

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